Roberta De Bei

Dr Roberta De Bei

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

School of Agriculture, Food and Wine

Faculty of Sciences

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.

I moved to Adelaide after completing my PhD in viticulture at the University of Padova, in Italy. In over a decade at the University of Adelaide I have worked on various projects including the physiology of water stress, near infrared applications, carbohydrate metabolism, vine balance and digital/precision technologies for information-driven vineyard management. I am a co-inventor of VitiCanopy, an image-based App to measure grapevine canopy size and assess vineyard variability in real time. I am currently working on improving and expanding digital techniques into innovative tools for growers and viticulture practitioners which will assist in better managing vineyards across Australia.

In 2016 I was awarded the Australian Women in Wine award for Researcher of the Year. I am also a superstar of STEM for the 2019-20 program. This is an initiative of Science and Technology Australia aimed to increase the public visibility of women in STEM.

https://scienceandtechnologyaustralia.org.au/profile/dr-roberta-de-bei/

I moved to Adelaide after completing my PhD in viticulture at the University of Padova, in Italy. In over a decade at the University of Adelaide I have worked on various projects including the physiology of water stress, near infrared applications, carbohydrate metabolism, vine balance and digital/precision technologies for information-driven vineyard management. I am a co-inventor of VitiCanopy, an image-based App to measure grapevine canopy size and assess vineyard variability in real time. I am currently working on improving and expanding digital techniques into innovative tools for growers and viticulture practitioners which will assist in better managing vineyards across Australia.

In 2016 I was awarded the Australian Women in Wine award for Researcher of the Year. I am also a superstar of STEM for the 2019-20 program. This is an initiative of Science and Technology Australia aimed to increase the public visibility of women in STEM.

 https://scienceandtechnologyaustralia.org.au/profile/dr-roberta-de-bei/

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  • Appointments
    Date Position Institution name
    2017 Research Fellow The University of Adelaide
    2008 - 2016 Post doctoral fellow The university of Adelaide
    2007 - 2008 Post doctoral fellow Council for research and experimentation in Viticulture

  • Awards and Achievements
    Date Type Title Institution Name Country Amount
    2016 Award Australian Women in Wine Awards. Researcher of the year 2016 — — —

  • Language Competencies
    Language Competency
    Italian Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review
    Spanish; Castilian Can read and understand spoken

  • Education
    Date Institution name Country Title
    2005 - 2007 The University of Padova Italy Doctor of Philosophy in Viticulture, Oenology and Marketing of Wineries
    — The University of Padua Italy Masters degree in Agricultural Science and Technologies
    — The University of Padova Italy Bachelor of Agricultural Science
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  • Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)
    Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
    2019 Co-Supervisor Vineyard Floor Management Systems to Improve Soil Health and Wine Quality Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Merek Marie Kesser
    2019 Co-Supervisor Developing and Assessing Different Cordon Establishment Techniques for Long Term Vineyard Management Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Patrick Vaughan O'Brien
    2017 Co-Supervisor Vineyard canopy management using digital imagery analysis Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Jingyun Ouyang

  • Past Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)
    Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
    2016 - 2018 Co-Supervisor Influence of canopy management on grapevine reproductive performance Master of Philosophy Master Full Time Miss Xiaoyi Wang
    2016 - 2017 Co-Supervisor An Investigation into the Effect of Grapevine Age on Vine Performance, Grape and Wine Composition, Sensory Evaluation and Epigenetic Characterisation Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Dylan Grigg
  • Position: Postdoctoral Research Fellow
  • Phone: 83137323
  • Email: roberta.debei@adelaide.edu.au
  • Fax: 8313 7116
  • Campus: Waite
  • Building: Plant Research Centre, floor G
  • Org Unit: School of Agriculture, Food and Wine
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